as in rate
the relationship in quantity, amount, or size between two or more things
the ratio of students to teachers in the school is nine to one
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The stock sports a price to earnings (P/E) ratio of 93 which is roughly four times higher than the benchmark S&P 500.
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Adam Sarhan, Forbes, 23 Oct. 2024
However, there's still a weight problem because electric motors powerful enough to be practical for conventional-sized aircraft are very heavy, with a poor power-to-weight ratio.
—David Szondy, New Atlas, 23 Oct. 2024
Fed must stimulate to offset government spending cuts To stabilize the debt-to-GDP ratio, Tudor Jones believes the Trump tax cut must expire, payroll taxes should rise by 1%, and households earning $200,000 or more must be taxed at 49.5%—just for starters.
—Christiaan Hetzner, Fortune, 23 Oct. 2024
While Hyundai’s market valuation is much smaller than Indian market leader Maruti Suzuki’s $45 billion, analysts have expressed concerns over the narrower gap in their price-to-earnings (P/E) ratios.
—Reuters, CNN, 22 Oct. 2024
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Adam Sarhan, Forbes, 23 Oct. 2024
However, there's still a weight problem because electric motors powerful enough to be practical for conventional-sized aircraft are very heavy, with a poor power-to-weight ratio.
—David Szondy, New Atlas, 23 Oct. 2024
Fed must stimulate to offset government spending cuts To stabilize the debt-to-GDP ratio, Tudor Jones believes the Trump tax cut must expire, payroll taxes should rise by 1%, and households earning $200,000 or more must be taxed at 49.5%—just for starters.
—Christiaan Hetzner, Fortune, 23 Oct. 2024
While Hyundai’s market valuation is much smaller than Indian market leader Maruti Suzuki’s $45 billion, analysts have expressed concerns over the narrower gap in their price-to-earnings (P/E) ratios.
—Reuters, CNN, 22 Oct. 2024
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“Ratio.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/ratio. Accessed 30 Oct. 2024.
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